Thesaurus: frontier

Related headwords

Definitions

1. n. That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization.
2. n. An outwork.
3. a. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.
4. a. Of or relating to a frontier.
5. v. i. To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on.
6. n. a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
7. n. an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
8. n. an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
9. n:100 n. a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country n. an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary n. an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development